Alfred I. duPont Research Assistant Fellowships
The duPont research assistant fellowships are open to all students who have applied for financial aid (MS, MA, international and part-time students) who are concentrating on tv or radio or have some broadcast experience. We have extended the application deadline to noon on Monday, August 18. Please direct all applications and questions to dupontawards@jrn.columbia.edu, not to Melanie Huff.
Alfred I. duPont Research Assistant Fellowships
The Journalism School administers the Alfred I. duPont Awards for excellence in radio and television journalism. These annual awards are the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes, which are also administered at the school.
Each academic year, the Alfred I. duPont Center for Broadcast Journalism offers two research assistant positions to help with the administrative work of the center. The students (primarily broadcast concentrators) assist in the process of selecting duPont Award-winning programs, help prepare for the duPont Awards ceremony and PBS documentary about the winners in January, and help make the duPont Archive of winning programs available to faculty and students. The students will receive $7500 as a tuition grant. The selected candidates will be required to make a commitment to work several hours per week, but the work load is very heavy in December and January when students are working on their masters’ projects. Every effort will be made to accommodate students’ academic responsibilities.
To select two full-time students who are able to combine their interest in broadcast journalism with the heavy demands of the master’s degree program, we require you to submit a one-paragraph answer to each of the following questions:
A. What is your experience or interest in radio or television journalism?
B. Describe your ability to handle multiple responsibilities.
1) Reply by noon on Monday, August 18, to dupontawards@jrn.columbia.edu and use “DUPONT RESEARCH ASSISTANT” on the subject line of your email.
2) Attach a current resume with two references, one work reference and one academic reference, with email addresses and phone numbers.
